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Nowadays there are many ways to sell your home. Whether you are an avid online follower of property portals or a believer in the more traditional approach, there are also a raft of options in between. Whatever your choice the basic process is one of matching buyer...

The Office for Tax Simplification have released a first report on Inheritance Tax (IHT) following its consultation on its issues and complexities – we have read the 82-page document and have summarised key points below: The IHT system is widely recognized as being...

We are aware that a number of clients received their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment for 2018 on the 1st December 2018 and that a number of others have been paid in the subsequent days since the 1st. As previously mentioned in our news article of the 10th November...

We are aware that the RPA are currently undertaking a number of NVZ inspections in our region. These inspections cover all aspects of the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone regulations and often result in penalties to farmers Basic Payment Scheme payments due to incomplete,...

HS2 has now launched its consultation on its Working Draft Environmental Statement for Phase 2b. The closing date for responses is 21st December 2018. Chris Grayling MP, The Secretary of State for Transport’s Written Statement to Parliament can be found on the...

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) report on the Inheritance Tax (IHT) regime is due before the end of 2018. This follows a formal request from the Chancellor to the OTS on the 19th January 2018, Phillip Hammond specifically requested proposals on the...

So the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in, Christmas is apparently just around the corner, the “uncertainty” hype over Europe continues and those balmy summer evenings only a few months ago seem a distant memory. “So why would I want to sell my house...

We are now well into the closed periods for spreading both organic and manufactured fertilisers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, with October 15th marking the start of the closed period for spreading organic manure on grassland. No manufactured Nitrogen can be applied...

Last week two applications were given consent from Harrogate Borough Council’s planning committee on our clients’ land. The first of these applications which was submitted by Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd sought planning permission to erect 18 dwellings within the...